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Sylvia Meyer November 23 1907 - March 26 2005 Was An American Harpist Who Became The First Female Member Of The National Symphony Orchestra. Sylvia Meyer Was Born In Madison Wisconsin The Child Of Balthasar H. Meyer An Interstate Commerce Commissioner. She Studied Music At The Academy Of The Holy Cross Near Washington D.C. And Graduated From The Western High School In 1924. She Attended The University Of Wisconsin From Where She Graduated Phi Beta Kappa In Geology. 1 She Also Was A Graduate Of The Peabody Institute A Conservatory Associated With The Johns Hopkins University From Where She Received A Teacher's Certificate And The Artist's Diploma The First Harpist To Do So. 2 3 Meyer Trained At The Harp With Carlos Salzedo In Camden Maine Who Taught Her A Style Of Aggressive Playing. He Recommended Her To Hans Kindler The Then Conductor Of The National Symphony Orchestra NSO Which She Joined In 1933. 1 Meyer Also Performed Concerts For The National Concert Association. She Received Praise For Her Performance Of Giovanni Battista Pescetti's Sonata In C Minor A Technically Challenging Piece As Well As Compositions By Salzedo Designed To Exploit The Full Potential Of The Harp. 4 In 1939 She Joined The Mary Washington College In Fredericksburg Virginia As A Part-Time Instructor In Harp. 5 In 1966 Meyer Needed Plastic Surgery To Restore A Fingertip After A Gardening Accident. She Recovered But Was Forced To Leave The NSO Following Her Long Medical Absence. 1 Meyer Was Acclaimed For Her Rendition Of Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto Op. 25 In 1968. 1 6 Meyer Received The Orah Ashley Lamke Distinguished Alumna Award In 1970 From Mu Phi Epsilon. 7 In 1998 She Was Given The Elizabeth Mathias Award By The Same Fraternity For Her Achievements In Music. 8 Later Life Edit Sylvia Meyer Retired From Her Musical Career At Age 61. 2 She Was Married To Oliver Gasch A Former Judge For 56 Years Until His Death In 1999. She Died At The Suburban Hospital In Bethesda Maryland On March 26 2005 From Pneumonia. 1 read less